Device for manual producing of cigar fillers



March 27, 1928.

P. WEBER DEVICE FOR MANUAL PRODUCING OF CIGAR FILLERS Filed Abril 25. 1927 Patented Mar. 27, 1928.

UNITED STATES PHILIPP WEBER, F VALLENDAR-0N-THE-RHINE, GERMANY.

I DEVICE FOR MANUAL PRODUCTNG OF CIGAR FILLERS.

Application filed April 25, 1927, Serial No. 186,508, and in Germany September 12, i925.

The present invention relatesto a. method and a device for manual producing of cigar Cigars areproduced either manually or a maichinally, In both cases the so called filler is first brought into the desired shape, whereupon it is eovered byt-l1e wrapper.

Whenproducing machinally the so called ressing moulds are used, whereby the fresh i0, lers are tornoff to thedesiredlength and plzalped in a wooden mould or the like.

brought into the filler press. After some time the mould is opened and the filler is turned,whereupona renewed pressing takes I. place. The turning and repressing is necessary in order to prevent the formation of I sharp edges atthe'seams. -After drying the tip and the end of the filler are shaped and loosened, whereupon tliewrapper is wound round it by the cigar maker.

lvhenproducingcigars manually the so The fresh filler is called filler box is used. torn off to the desired length, wrapped in paper and dried in special filler holders. Thereupon the paper is removed and the dried fillers are laid into the usual wooden filler box in which it expands and takes up the desired shape. The filler is finally removed from the box and the wrapper is laid round it. This work requires much skill and dexterity from the worker, in order that waste of tobacco may be prevented.

According to the present invention the filler box is arranged in such a manner, that the paper wrapper becomes superfluous and that the formation of the filler may be effected without pressure in an easy and simple way.

When producing cigars manually or machinally the filler maker by means of his sensitive faculty forms the necessary quantity of tobacco to a filler in his hand. According to the invention the filler box is arranged in such a manner that the filler expands in the same without it being necessary to apply any external pressure. Because the filler worker always has the filler boxes in front of himself and because he on account of his feeling always takes the same amount of tobacco into his hand when forming a filler, the size of the produced cigars will always be the same. Moreover, the filler takes its form after the tiller box, "whereas til) at known devices thefiller bo'xmust follow theforniofthe filler.

A' constructional form of the new'filler box is shown by way of anexanlple in' the accompanying drawingsa I Fig. 1 shows both parts of the now device.

1 Fig.1 2 shows the assembled fillerboxwith portion of the broken away.

i Fig. 3 is a sectional viewof the structure shownfin Fig. 2. ent-hemould has been filled the lid placed upon thesame and the mould 1s M Fig. 4 shows a box support.

Fig. 5 fllustrates the position of the two "filler'box halveswhen the filler is laid in.

- preferably formed from sheet metal or the like and the interior space of the box' has the size of the finished cigar filler. The part a is lequippe d with a tip cap a Whereas the other this cap.

part I) formsthc continuation of The part 2) is i also equipped with a longitudinal sliding fold 6 and is arranged in such a manner, that the joints between both box halves, when assembled, are completely flush with the inner surface of the box. ()ne of the box parts, preferably Z), is formed with a flange or lip c, by means of which the box may be placed in a suitable slot (5 in the support plate 6.

According to the shown example a list 6 of wedge-shaped. cross-section is fastened to a plate 6 (or the working table). The upper face of the list forms an acute angle with the support plate 6. By means of a slot or a metal hand al a pocket (Z is formed 4 in the list, which pocket serves for taking up the flange 0 of the box.

When working, the box part b is fixed in the slot 03 by means of the flange c, whereupon the member a is arranged in the member b in the manner shown in Fig. 5. Thereupon the filler worker places the prepared fresh filler in the open mould a resting in the mould b and pushes the ti into the cap a whereupon. he slowly turns t e mould a in the mould 6, simultaneously exerting a light pressure upon the filter, so that this finally is completely surrounded by the closed, round filler box. Because the filler is fresh it is also pliable and soft. At cigars having thick tips it may therefore oc cur, that some tobacco is pressed. out through the slot between the moulds and to when these are moved into engagement with each g5 is however very advantageous, because the tiller with great ease can be placed in the mould.

The tip cap a is especially advantageous, because it secures a uniform expansion and forming of the tip and because it allows the producing of a high-grade thoroughly aired filler, because such filler is not subjected to any substantial pressure but obtains its form by means of expansion.

, The new filler box makes it possible to dispense with several working stages and to produce hand-made cigars at costs which are lower than the costs of machine produced cigars, made from the seal tobacco, because the time spent by the repeated pressing proeedures is saved. It must also be taken into consideration, that hand-made cigars hitherto only could be produced by highly skilled workers, Whereagainst such cigars by means of the new filler box may be produced also by non-linofessionals, because all diflieult manipulations are dispensed with and no tobacco is wasted. Further, the worker needs no longer carry the tiller to and from the press, but may remain on his place during all stages of n'iamiiacture, so that also in this way loss of time and waste of material are prevented.

I claim:

1. A device for forming cigar fillers comprising t-wo mould shaped members, which when assembled take up the form of a cigar, a tip cap on one of said members and a longitudinal sliding told on the other of said members, both members when assembled, with the edge of one member resting in the said fold of the other member, forming a hollow mould for the tiller, the joints between the two members lying flush with the interior surface of the mould.

2. A device for forming cigar fillers comprising two mould shaped members, which when assembled take up the form of av cigar, a tip cap on one of said members, a flange on the second member, a sliding told on said second member, adapted to receive the edge of the first member and a slotted support piece receiving the flange of said second member, which when assembled with the said first member forms a continuation of the said tip cap.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

PHILIPP WEBER. 

